Kankara

Kankara is a local government area in Katsina State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Kankara.

Not to be confused with Kankara sanshin.
Kankara

Ta Danjanmakka mai gwanjon karfe
LGA and town
Coordinates: 11°55′48″N 07°24′45″E
Country Nigeria
StateKatsina State
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)

It has an area of 1,462 km2 and a population of 245,739 at the 2006 census.[1][2]

The postal code of the area is 832.[3]

Wards

The LGA has 11 political wards

  1. Burdugau
  2. Danmurabu
  3. Gundawa
  4. Gurbi
  5. Kankara
  6. Ketare
  7. Kukasheka
  8. Mabai
  9. Yargoje
  10. Yar'Tsamiya
  11. Zango

The LGA has 1 general hospital, 1 comprehensive health centre, 15 primary health care, 2 private clinics, and 42 health clinic and dispensaries. Based on GIS map the LGA has total population of 405,438, target population of the children under one year is 16217, pregnant women 20271, women of child-bearing age is 89196, children under five years old 81,087. By Muhammad Kasim 07010191427

Kankara kidnapping
Main article: Kankara kidnapping

A mass kidnapping was committed by Boko Haram at a school on 11 December 2020.[4]

References
  1. "Kankara (Local Government Area, Nigeria) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2020-12-16.
  2. http://www.nigerianstat.gov.ng/download/71. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 2009-10-07. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
  4. Nigeria school attack: Hundreds missing in Katsina after raid by gunmen
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